3
ruffled(adjective, anxious, unsettled, worried, agitated)
3
shaken(adjective, anxious, awkward, unsettled, worried)
3
shook(adjective, confused, lost, muddled, bewildered)
3
stunned(verb, adjective, confused, fearful, suspicious)
3
taken aback(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, distracted)
3
unsettled(adjective, uncertain, awkward, unstable, hesitant)
2
afraid(adjective, anxious, awkward, unsettled, worried)
2
balled up
2
bedevil
2
buffaloed(verb, deceived, fooled)
2
confusional(adjective, clear, confused)
2
discomfited(verb, adjective)
2
disordered(crazy, insane, irrational, distracted)
2
flummoxed(verb, adjective, confused, distracted, disorganized)
2
in a tizzy(expression, idiom, anxious, unsettled, worried)
2
incredulous
2
irritated(verb, anxious, unsettled, worried, agitated)
2
labyrinthian
2
loused up(expression, confused, lost, bewildered, mystified)
2
messed up(expression, confused, lost, bewildered, mystified)
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